Members of a local election committee empty a ballot box to count votes after polls closed during parliamentary election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Members of a local election committee empty a ballot box to count votes after polls closed during parliamentary election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Members of a local election committee count ballots after polls closed during parliamentary election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Members of a local election committee count ballots after polls closed during parliamentary election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Political party agents discuss results after the vote-counting process at a polling unit in Lagos, Nigeria, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

An electoral official holds up a ballot paper during the vote counting process after the gubernatorial election at a polling unit in Lagos, Nigeria March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Electoral officials use stones to hold down ballots during the vote counting process of the gubernatorial election at a polling unit in Lagos, Nigeria March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) count votes after the gubernatorial election at a polling unit in Lagos, Nigeria March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

An electoral official displays a ballot paper to party agents during the vote counting process after the gubernatorial election at a polling unit in Lagos, Nigeria, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

People follow the ballot counting, lit-up by car headlights, at a polling station, after polls were closed on election day in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/James Oatway 

A poll worker holds up a ballot paper during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

A poll worker writes down a count number during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

People wait for results during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

People wait for results during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

People react during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

People react during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

A poll worker holds up a ballot paper during the counting process of Nigeria's presidential election, at a polling unit in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Party agents react during the counting of ballots, after voting ended, at a polling station, in Nigeria's presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

Party agents react during the counting of ballots, after voting ended, at a polling station, in Nigeria's presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

An electoral officer counts the ballots, after voting ended at a polling station, in Nigeria's presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

An electoral officer counts the ballots, after voting ended at a polling station, in Nigeria's presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

An electoral officer counts the ballots, after voting ended at a polling station, in Nigeria's presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

An electoral officer counts the ballots, after voting ended at a polling station, in Nigeria's presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria, February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

Men play chess at a polling station as they wait for counting of votes to start during Nigeria's Presidential election in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Men play chess at a polling station as they wait for counting of votes to start during Nigeria's Presidential election in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria February 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Members of the election committee empty a ballot box to count votes at a polling station during the second round of the parliamentary election in Tunis, Tunisia January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi 

An official from the election commission breaks the seal of a ballot box before counting the votes, a day after the completion of polling, in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

An official from the election commission pours the ballot papers from the box, as officials start counting the votes a day after the completion of polling, in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Officials from election commission count the votes a day after the completion of polling, in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Officials from election commission count the votes a day after the completion of polling, in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

Officials of a local election committee count votes as polls closed during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. A plate reads the name of Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Officials of a local election committee count votes as polls closed during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Officials of a local election committee count votes as polls closed during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. A plate reads the name of Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Officials of a local election committee empty a ballot box to count votes as polls closed during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Officials of a local election committee count votes as polls closed during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Early midterm election ballots await counting at the Coconino County Recorder’s office in Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S., October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Michael Patacsil 

Election Commission officials count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections at a polling station in a school in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Amel Emric 

Election Commission officials count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections at a polling station in a school in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Amel Emric 

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. Voting at the polling station was held for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) - the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak 

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. Voting at the polling station was held for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) - the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak 

Members of an electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) to Russia, in Donetsk, Ukraine September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Members of an electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) to Russia, in Donetsk, Ukraine September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Members of an electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) to Russia, in Donetsk, Ukraine September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. Voting at the polling station was held for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) - the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak 

A member of a local electoral commission counts ballots at a polling station following a referendum on the joining of Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to Russia, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. Voting at the polling station was held for residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) - the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak 

Ballots are seen on a table as votes are counted at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz 

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz 

An electoral worker holds a ballot as the count of votes begins at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz 

An electoral worker holds a ballot as the count of votes begins at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz 

Votes are counted at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza 

A person keeps record as votes are counted at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza 

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Valparaiso, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido 

An electoral worker counts votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Valparaiso, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido 

An electoral worker counts votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz 

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz 

An electoral worker counts votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza 

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza 

A man wears a Spiderman character costume as votes are counted at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 

Ballots are seen on a table as the count begins at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Santiago, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza 

A person keeps record of votes as the count begins at a polling station during a referendum on a new Chilean constitution in Valparaiso, Chile, September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido